voc, bvoc, 1933-2016 US, Clarksdale, Mississippi
Singer of R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Bonny Rice
Singer, songwriter and producer, born 10 November 1933 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. A prolific songwriter with 434 work titles registered at BMI publishing. Rice was a member of vocal group The Falcons from 1957 to 1963. In 1965 he wrote and released Mustang Sally, his greatest hit as a solo artist that was covered the next year by fellow ex-Falcon Wilson Pickett. Rice later joined Stax Records, where he (co-)composed song such as Respect Yourself (recorded by The Staple Singers in 1971), Do The Funky Penguin (for Rufus Thomas also in 1971) and Cheaper To Keep Her (for Johnnie Taylor in 1973). While at Stax Records, he also sang with Ollie & The Nightingales, joining them in 1970. Died in June 27, 2016, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A, from complications relating to Alzheimer's disease.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Get That Money | Sir Mack Rice | 2006 | Album |
This What I Do | Sir Mack Rice | 2000 | Album |
Right Now | Sir Mack Rice And The Dynatones | 1992 | Album |
Women!! | Sir Mack Rice | 1988 | Album |
Please Come Home For Christmas / Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' | Little Johnny Taylor / Sir Mack Rice | 1982 | Single |
What Good Is A Song / Get The Job Done | Sir Mack Rice | 1978 | Single |
I Made Music | Sir Mack Rice | 1977 | Album |
It Takes One To Know One | Sir Mack Rice | 1976 | Single |
I Can Never Be Satisfied | Sir Mack Rice | 1976 | Single |
Dark Skin Woman | Sir Mack Rice | 1975 | Single |
Bump Meat | Sir Mack Rice | 1974 | Single |
Three People In Love | Sir Mack Rice | 1970 | Single |
Coal Man | Sir Mack Rice | 1969 | Single |
Mini-Skirt Minnie | Sir Mack Rice | 1967 | Single |
Love Sickness / I Gotta Have My Baby's Love | Sir Mack Rice | 1967 | Single |
You Can't Lose | Sir Mack Rice | 1966 | Single |
You Shouldn't Throw Stones / When You're Down And Out | Sir Mack Rice | 1966 | Single |
Mustang Sally / Daddy's Home To Stay | Sir Mack Rice | 1965 | Single |
Three People In Love/Bumble Bee Woman | Sir Mack Rice | Single | |
Muhammed Ali | Sir Mack Rice | Single | |
Don't Dominate Me / Tossin' & Turnin' | Sir Mack Rice | Single | |
My Baby | Sir Mack Rice | Single | |
The Whip / Feel's Good | Sir Mack Rice | Single | |
West Virginia Symphony / Sweet To The Bone | Ivory Joe Hunter / Sir Mack Rice | Single |